Discover careers in medicine

What's it really like to be a doctor and how do you become one? What alternatives are there to medicine? Meet the medics at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, get advice on applying to university and discover exciting options for your plan B.

A BrigHT futures@BHT talk aimed at secondary school students

AGENDA

4.45pm: Arrival and registration

5pm: A day in the life of a doctor at BHT

• Dr Matthew Size, Undergraduate Lead and Consultant Anaesthetist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Senior Honorary Lecturer at the University of Oxford and the University of Buckingham

5.10pm: Getting into medicine - the application process, optimising your personal statement and tips for interview

• Dr Sunjay Paul, BMBS BMedSci PGCert (Med Ed), MRCGP, Senior Lecturer and Selection Lead, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Buckingham

5.30pm: The medical student experience

5.45pm: Medical simulation in action - a live demonstration

• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Simulation Team

6.15pm: The importance of having a Plan B and keeping an open mind

• Dr Sunjay Paul

6.25pm: Alternatives to medicine

• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Talent Attraction Team

6.35pm: Work experience and volunteering

• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Schools Engagement Team

6.40pm: Career question time - put your questions to our speakers

7pm: Close

FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT

• PARTICPANT AGE: This event is aimed at students in Year 7 and above at secondary school or college. Tickets are free and limited to one parent/carer to each young person. Over 16s are welcome to attend on their own with parent/carer consent. On the evening, seats will be prioritised for students, and parents/guardians may be requested to stand at the back.
• VENUE: The event will take place in the Sir Henry Floyd Building lecture theatre which is round the back of Stoke Mandeville Hospital. See Google Maps for an exact location: https://goo.gl/maps/5K5i9RyKhtSUq3c48 or ask for directions at the welcome desk in main reception.
• ARRIVAL TIME: Registration is from 4.45pm and we recommend arriving early to find a parking spot, or you can get dropped off right outside the Sir Henry Floyd Building.
• PARKING: There is visitor parking around the back of Stoke Mandeville Hospital, with usual charges applying. (Please do not park in staff car parking.) See our website for details: https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/visiting-your-hospitals/visiting/stoke-mandeville-hospital/